CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 239Introduced by Senator ChangFebruary 11, 2019 An act to add Section 801.3 to the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 239, as introduced, Chang. Criminal procedure: limitations of actions.Existing law establishes various crimes relating to computer services and systems, including, among others, knowingly and without permission accessing or causing to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network. Existing law requires that prosecution for a felony violation of these crimes be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the offense.This bill would instead require the prosecution for a felony violation of those crimes to be commenced within 3 years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within 3 years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is laterDigest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 801.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 239Introduced by Senator ChangFebruary 11, 2019 An act to add Section 801.3 to the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 239, as introduced, Chang. Criminal procedure: limitations of actions.Existing law establishes various crimes relating to computer services and systems, including, among others, knowingly and without permission accessing or causing to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network. Existing law requires that prosecution for a felony violation of these crimes be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the offense.This bill would instead require the prosecution for a felony violation of those crimes to be commenced within 3 years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within 3 years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is laterDigest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 239
Introduced by Senator ChangFebruary 11, 2019
Introduced by Senator Chang
February 11, 2019
An act to add Section 801.3 to the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 239, as introduced, Chang. Criminal procedure: limitations of actions.
Existing law establishes various crimes relating to computer services and systems, including, among others, knowingly and without permission accessing or causing to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network. Existing law requires that prosecution for a felony violation of these crimes be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the offense.This bill would instead require the prosecution for a felony violation of those crimes to be commenced within 3 years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within 3 years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later
Existing law establishes various crimes relating to computer services and systems, including, among others, knowingly and without permission accessing or causing to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network. Existing law requires that prosecution for a felony violation of these crimes be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the offense.
This bill would instead require the prosecution for a felony violation of those crimes to be commenced within 3 years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within 3 years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 801.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 801.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.
SECTION 1. Section 801.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.
801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.
801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.
801.3. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the completion of the offense, whichever date is later.